“Within iTunes or the Finder it is not possible to transfer tracks or playlists from your iPod to your Mac(s).
iPod2iTunes (i2i) is the only utility which allows you not only to copy but to synchronize tracks + playlists from your iPod(s) to your Mac(s). The synchronization ensures that you don’t produce duplicate MP3 files on your disk as it is easily the case if you just copy files from the iPod via other methods.
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What’s new in v1.0.4:
The ReadMe did not open when you clicked on the playlists “Open ReadMe file